Los Angeles Times Cookbook Hot List

1. “Soup: A Way of Life,” by Barbara Kafka (Artisan, $35). All soups, all the time.

Last Week: 2

Weeks on List: 14

2. “Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone,” by Deborah Madison (Broadway Books, $40). Vegetarian cookbook with 1,400 recipes and sections on ingredients and cooking methods.

Last Week: 3

Weeks on List: 53

3. “How to Cook Everything,” by Mark Bittman (MacMillan, $25). A fresh approach to the cooking encyclopedia, with more than 1,500 recipes.

Last Week: 1

Weeks on List: 20

4. “Seductions of Rice,” by Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Daguid (Artisan, $35). The world in a grain of rice.

Last WWeek: 5

Weeks on List: 9

5. “The Pie and Pastry Bible,” by Rose Levy Beranbaum (Scribner, $35). Another masterwork from America’s most obsessive cookbook writer.

Last Week: 6

Weeks on List: 14

6. “Jean-Georges,” by Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Mark Bittman (Broadway Books, $35). Creative restaurant cooking adapted for the home kitchen.

Last WeeK: 4

Weeks on List: 20

7. “Sophia Loren’s Recipes and Memories,” by Sophia Loren (Good Times Publishing, $28). Favorite family recipes and anecdotes from the movie star.

Last Week: --

Weeks on List: 1

8. “Ducasse, Flavors of France,” by Alain Ducasse and Linda Dannenberg (Artisan, $50). Ambitious home-style cooking from the six-star chef.

Last Week: 8

Weeks on List: 11

9. “Charlie Trotter’s Desserts,” by Charlie Trotter (Ten Speed Press, $50). It’s big and it’s beautiful, even if you never cook from it.

Last Week: 9

Weeks on List: 5

10. “Naples at Table,” by Arthur Schwartz (HarperCollins, $27.50). The south rises again.

Last Week: 10

Weeks on List: 2

Rankings are based on a Times poll of national cookbook and independent booksellers.